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My name is Ken Pickles, I have been in the Western Gazette may times over the years. Stories on my life that I had in Kingsdon and Somerton in 1963 to 1966. Visited Somerton every year since I left in 1966. I want to move ...Read more

A memory of Somerton in 1964 by Ken Pickles

My name is Anthony Whitlock I'm trying to trace any friends or relatives .. My mother was in domestic service to Mr & Mrs William H D Lester who were in residence at Wood End. Wash Hill Newbury Berks . Mr Lester was Waterworks Engineer ...Read more

A memory of Newbury by Anthony Whitlock

I moved to Corsham with my mother approx 1947. She became housekeeper to "eventually" my stepfather Jack Giblin. He worked firstly at a big house-Pockeridge ?- as a messenger, subsequently as a stoker in a boiler room at Hawthorn. We ...Read more

A memory of Corsham by joma8

Although I was not born in Gilsland I have many happy memories of childhood holidays. I was born in Millfield part of Newburn. From the age of 7 years, this was 1949, during the summer holidays my gran would put me on the bus at ...Read more

A memory of Gilsland by georgereay

i was bought up in a thatched cottage in "Anton lane" behind whats now called the Museum. my memories have never faded of the wonderful childhood i had. my best friend was James Maccallum the doctors son . we were inseparable ...Read more

A memory of Enham Alamein by Terry Cleverley

I no longer live in Northolt. I was born in Newbury Close in which I had a happy time, there was always somthing to do on the estate. I then moved to Academy Gardens, which weren't so happy. I remember being at Islip Manor infants'; school and my welfare lady being Mrs Porter.

A memory of Northolt in 1880 by Sarah Bedford

This memory is from the year of the Coronation (1953), I was 10 then and the street parties were on, we had ours in Spencers Steel Works canteen and we got a Coronation mug. We went to sleep by the sound of the steam hammer ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1953 by Jimmy Burrows

This is only an approximate year of 1954. There was the old hospital at Newburn by the Stanners and it was occupied by these Dutchmen who had came to dredge the Tyne. We would spend many an evening sitting chatting to them as they sat ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1954 by Jimmy Burrows

This is from about the 1950s. Along Grange Road was a huge piggery and it was owned by the Liddle family, by, did it pong. Further along you came to the railway crossing with the sign STOP, LOOK, LISTEN in red, this was where the ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1952 by Jimmy Burrows

Rediffusion: about 1958 and onwards. This bombshell hit us like nought else, it meant no interference on our wireless. No more tuning in every ten minutes or so. It was A. B. C. D. E. F. You knew Radio Luxembourg was the station ...Read more

A memory of Newburn in 1958 by Jimmy Burrows